"La Madrague" is a French song written by Jean-Max Rivière and composed by Gérard Bourgeois. It was made famous by

Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the ...

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, and was reportedly inspired by Bardot's house in Saint-Tropez.

History

The song was sung for the first time by Bardot in

on the

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''Bonne année Brigitte'', and remains one of her best known songs. It was covered a number of times: in 2006 by Réunion group Zong; in 2009 by Camélia Jordana, and Marie France who sang it on September 28, 2009, Bardot's 75th

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; and in 2010 by Loana Petrucciani, who made a videoclip, claiming that Bardot had welcomed her to La Madrague. In response, Bernard d'Ormale, Bardot's husband, said this was not true and declared:

References

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